Why Superman Movies Always Seem Doomed To Fail
Despite being the quintessential superhero, it seems that Superman movies are always doomed to fail. Widely recognized as the first popular superhero, Superman essentially defined the superhero genre that has today become one of the biggest and most profitable in all of cinema. First appearing back in 1938, Superman's history is long and relatively complicated, although his general story and characterization have changed very little in the interim years.
Superman's cinematic history is equally long, beginning with his first live-action appearance in 1948 and extending to the present day. Although Superman's popularity has rarely waned, he's far from the most successful superhero in relation to his cinematic appearances. This is evidenced by the recent success of the MCU and the far less impressive response to its DC counterpart, the DCEU. Yet despite these polarizing franchise responses, the MCU still has its own version of Superman, offering further proof of the influential nature of Superman's character.
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However, it seems that Superman movies are doomed to fail. By far, the most successful movies in the character's Hollywood history are those in which Christopher Reeve played the Man of Tomorrow, and even those haven't aged perfectly. More recent iterations have struggled to fully capture the character's nature or the appropriate tone of his stories, and many Superman movies have even become lost in development hell. The reasons behind this consistent level of failure are surprisingly subtle, and they're linked to the character's iconic status.
It's an undeniable fact that Superman is a pop culture icon. He's the character that practically created the
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